Events

Get homework help from a certified teacher and learn about library resources with our expert librarians. Join other students and their families in this after-school learning program. Attend the whole session or drop in with a…

Come join the South Shore Branch for a virtual book discussion of Dead Souls by J. Lincoln Fenn.

When Fiona Quinn is approached in a bar by a man who calls himself Scratch and claims he's the devil, she figures it's just some kind of…

Are you interested in cultivating your creativity through writing? Write and share a poem, story, essay or memoir with writer Donna Pecore at the Budlong Woods Branch Writing Workshop. Open to all adults, no experience…

Join us in a special collaboration between Chicago Public Library and the Senior Services Division of the Department of Family and Support Services.

This month we will be discussing The Turtle House by Amanda Churchill. 

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Prepare to improve your public speaking skills, build your leadership skills, maximize your potential and more with the Wrightwood-Ashburn Overcomers (WAO) Toastmasters Club, in partnership with the Wrightwood-Ashburn Branch Library.

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Join the West Town Branch Spanish book club, La Esquina de Lectores, as we discuss The Housemaid by Frida McFadden, and share other interesting reads.

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Do you love strange, creepy and straight-up scary books? Then join our online horror book club led by librarians at Chicago Public Library across the city. This month, we will be reading The Eyes Are the Best Part by Monika Kim.

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Celebrate our graduating seniors at YOUmedia! As our seniors move out of YOUmedia and into the next chapter of their lives, let’s take time to honor their accomplishments and the time they've spent in our YOUmedia space.

For teens in high…

Join the Brainerd Branch in a lively discussion of this month's selection Glory Daze by Danielle Arceneaux. 

Glory Broussard, a small-time bookie working at the local coffee shop, finds herself enmeshed in the…

Photo: Courtesy of Swank“Crazy Rich Asians” follows native New Yorker Rachel Chu (Constance Wu) as she accompanies her longtime boyfriend, Nick Young (Henry Golding), to his best friend’s wedding in Singapore. Excited about visiting Asia…

Do you have a secret yarn stash? So do we! Join Legler Regional Library staff as we craft our way through our own stash. Fiber artists of all abilities are welcome to meet and work on projects -- bring your own project or work on one as a…

Want to learn or brush up on your American Sign Language skills? Join the Thurgood Marshall Branch for this weekly virtual class. All levels of learners are welcome. Participation is required in this class.

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Do you like writing, whether you write fiction or non-fiction, poetry or song? If so, this creative writing group is for you! We know that writing is a passion, and if you are passionate about writing, join us as we virtually share our work…

Join Hall Branch for a discussion of The Lagos Wife by Vanessa Walters. 

Nicole Oruwari has the perfect life, a handsome husband, and a glamourous group of friends known as the Nigerwives - a community of foreign women…

The Edgebrook Library will discuss Virgil Wander by Leif Enger. Copies of the book will be available at the Edgebrook Library's reference desk Tuesday, April 29.

How to AttendThis event takes place on Zoom. Register at least…

Do you love watching movies? If so, then the Movie Critics’ Club is for you. We will meet virtually to discuss a previously selected movie each month. For this meeting, we will be discussing the movie, Girl, Interrupted.

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Join our bi-monthly book club where we read plays and discuss theater as literature. This month, we’ll be reading: The Language Archive by Julia Cho.

George is a man consumed with preserving and documenting the dying languages of far-flung…

Adult Book Discussion: Women Who Run With the Wolves by Clarissa Pinkola Este's.

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Please join us to discuss "Women Who Run with the Wolves" by Clarissa Pinkola Este's. This novel explores the concept of the "Wild Woman,"…

Join us for a reading of "Planting" by Aoko Matsuda, and "The 1963/1982 Girl from Ipanema" by Haruki Murakami from The Penguin Book of Japanese Short Stories.

Do you miss being read to? Are you curious about short stories from a…

Are you interested in cultivating your creativity through writing? Write and share a poem, story, essay or memoir with writer Donna Pecore at the Budlong Woods Branch Writing Workshop. Open to all adults, no experience…